Posted On: September 21st 2026, 06:52 am
Inspired by with Aramis Navarro
@aramis.navarro is a Swiss artist working with ideas around belief, mysticism, algorithms and neural networks.
For Contxt, he chose an artwork, book, film and piece of music that inspires him.
Las Meninas (1656) is a portrait of the Spanish royal court by Diego Velázquez, known for its unusual take on perspective, mirrors, and the act of painting.
Erik Davis’s book Techgnosis from 1998, examines hthe relationship between the occult and spiritual to technology and media throughout history.
Spike Jonze’s 2013 film Her is a melancholic sci-fi film about a man who falls in love with an intelligent operating system.
truisms 4 dummies is a 2023 track by Headache mixing ambient electronic and artificial voice poetry.
Navarro’s work is on show until Nov 18
@doppelganger.gallery in St Gallen.
Image: Aramis Navarro Ratking, 2025. Courtesy of the artist. Photo E.